/*

   Derby - Class org.apache.derby.iapi.sql.compile.Visitable

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   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

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 */

package org.apache.derby.iapi.sql.compile;

import org.apache.derby.iapi.error.StandardException;

/**
 * A Visitable is something that can be visited by
 * a Visitor
 *
 * @author jamie
 */
public interface Visitable
{
	/**
	 * Accept a visitor, and call v.visit()
	 * on child nodes as necessary.  
	 * 
	 * @param v the visitor
	 *
	 * @exception StandardException on error
	 */
	abstract Visitable accept(Visitor v) 
		throws StandardException;
}
